Lead Mechanical Engineer
Location: US, CA, San Francisco
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Consumer Electronics
Function: Engineering

Company profile:
Come on in.Welcome to August Smart Lock.The August Smart Lock is the secure, simple, and social way to manage your home’s lock. Now you can control who can enter and who can’t—without the need for keys or codes. And you can do it all from your smartphone or computer.August builds products that make life simpler by allowing physical environments to respond seamlessly to people’s behavior. We believe in building quality experiences for our customers through elegance and simplicity. We have a lot planned for the future, and are looking to build a team eager to join the ride. Who we are looking forAugust values multi-skilled engineers who are just as passionate about crafting secure, yet beautiful experiences for our customers as we are. We expect our software developers to be comfortable working in multiple programming languages and to be enthusiastic about learning new things. We do have high standards. Our product aesthetic extends to our code. We expect our hardware engineers to be obsessive about things like power consumption and reliability. If you look at everyday objects and believe they can be made more intelligently, we are looking for you.Things we are buildingA peerless security infrastructureiOS, Android and other mobile applicationsA compelling and intuitive web dashboardSensor-laden hardware devicesRobust customer intelligence toolsAn ecommerce system

Job description:
OverviewWe are seeking a seasoned Lead Mechanical Engineer with significant experience in Consumer Electronics. You will lead the mechanical design for August’s products from initial concept through mass production. You will take complete ownership of mechanical architecture to detailed design, prototyping, validation, DFM and manufacturing (EVT, DVT, PVT, MP) stages. The Lead ME should be passionate about making innovative things and love bringing Consumer Electronic products to market and should have a high level of creativity for how to get things done.Please note - local San Francisco Bay Area candidates ONLY.  No relocation.  Principals only.ResponsibilitiesArchitecture and analysis, parts design, documentation and functional validation of mechanical components and assembliesWork with ID, Product and Program Management to give input on new product design effortsDrive system integration of mechanical and electromechanical subassembliesInterface with suppliers/partners, EE, manufacturing and operations, quality and other development groupsConduct rapid feasibility studies for optimal cost, schedule and performance trade-offsOwn and manage ME budget; from building a lab to prototypes to toolingBuild a team and resources to enable August to scale it’s product development capabilities

Requirements:
RequirementsB.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent10+ years of relevant experience in mechanical design of consumer electronics products - Have shipped several high volume productsSignificant experience working with ODMs and CMs in Asia and locallyDetailed understanding of product testing and processesGood understanding of tooling and materialsExpert Pro/E or Solidworks userExperience with linear and non-linear stress analysis, thermal analysis, moldflow (or equivalent) is highly desire

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